My review -
Michael Tate wakes in hospital to find he is
paralysed from the waist down and suffering from the effects of a fractured
skull. He is told by a policeman named Carved that he has killed his girlfriend
and, as soon as he's sufficiently recovered, he'll go to a demand centre until
his trial. Michael begins to suffer hallucinations and feels himself transported
to his earlier life. His memory gaps are gradually filled in and he rediscovers
the horrors of his childhood.
I've read an earlier book by the author but I
feel he has really upped his game with this one. It's not an easy read and
covers horrifying abuse. The reader feels Tate's despair and total lack of
faith in his fellow man. He doesn't believe that justice will be done, either
for himself or for those who suffered with him in a corrupt regime in a
children's home. Mark Tilbury doesn't gloss over the grief and unfairness but
pulls a wonderful ending out of the hat. A very good story which I enjoyed a
great deal.
I received a review copy of this book.
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